Maximilien Robespierre
French Revolution and Napoleon

1789-1799

"People, I die innocent!" -King Louis XVI

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Terms

bourgeoisie- or the middle class was another part of the third estate,this group included about eight percent of the population, or 2.3 million people
estates- Frances' population of 27 million was divided , asit had been since the Middle Ages, into three orders, known as estates
factions- dissenting groups, the two most important factions were the Girondins and the Mountain. Both groups were members of the Jacobins club
electors- were individuals qualified to vote in an election, they had to be owners or renters of a property worth certain amount which there requirement was set to 30,000
coup d' etat- was a sudden over throw of the government, led by the successful and popular general Napoleon Bonaparte, toppled the Directory
nathionalism- is the unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols, nationalism was the second important factor in the defeat of Napoleon
Reign of Terror- was the national convention and the committee of public safety set in motion an effort that came to be known as this
decloration of the rights of man and citizen- this charter of basic liberties began with the ringing affirmation of " the natural and imprescriptible rights of a man "to" liberty, property, securitty, and resistance to oppression
relics of feudalism- or aristocratic privileges, were obligations that survived from an earlier age, it included the payment of fees for the use of village facilities
tennis court oath- this was the oath that deputies in an indoor court swore that they would continue to meet until they had produced a French Constituation

People

Napoleon Bohaparte- was known as the good emperor or little corporal, was born on August 15, 1769, he was known also as one of the greatest generals
King Lous XVI- 1774-1792 during he time the French Revolution occureded, and when things started to get bad he and his wife tried to move to a different area but got caught along the way
Marie Antoinette- she was known as madame deficit and was also known for spending alot of money on things she really didn't need. This made people not like her, later after her husbands death she also died by the guillotine
Robespierre- he was one of the most important french Revolutionary leaders. He preached democracy and advocated the right for all men to vote.
Jean Paul Marat- he was a popular revolutionary leader in Paris at the beginning of the radical stage of the French Revolution. He latered developed a skin disease that caused him to be in a bath tub all the time.
Anne Louise Germaine- she was a writer of the revolutionary and Napoleon eras in France. She didn't agree with Napoleon so he had her books banded from France and exiled her to German states.
Josephine de Beauhanais- she was Napoleons first wife and she was also his favorite wife.
Horatio Nelson- he had defeated French and Spanish fleets in the battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805
Joseph Bonaparte- he was the king of Spain in 1808, and he was also Napoleons brother who was despised by the Spanish
Arthur Wellesely- he was the duke of Wellington and he drove the French out of Sapin in 1813